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AVAILABLE SIZES: SMALL - approx. 15x21 cmBIG- approx. 21x30 cmSHEETS: 20 COVER IS GLOSSY Drawing helps children express their emotionsChildren don’t always have the words to express how they’re feeling. Drawing gives children another way to communicate their emotions and thoughts. Along with expressing their emotions, it gives children the opportunity to draw from their imagination and show it to their friends and family.Drawing helps children develop problem-solving skillsWhen children start to draw more complex shapes and objects, they will need to solve problems like “what colour should I use here?”, “how should I join these body parts?” or “how do I draw a dog?” Answering these questions allows children to plan their drawings, such as the placement and pose of an object, and will form the foundations of problem-solving skills that will benefit them in school. To facilitate this thinking, you can give your child options with their drawing materials, such as coloured pencils or paper.Drawing helps children improve their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordinationFine motor skills are specialised movements that use the wrists, fingers and hands. Drawing helps develop this because it requires children to hold and manipulate writing utensils. Drawing also gives immediate, visual feedback that allows your child to improve their technique to get their desired result. If you want to learn more about fine motor skills, read our post Differences Between Fine and Gross Motor SkillsDrawing helps children improve their hand-eye coordination. It gives them the opportunity to form connections between what they see and do. As an activity, you can have your child draw an object they’re looking at.Drawing helps children develop pre-writing skillsAlong with fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, writing has a few more requirements such as: Finger, hand, arm and shoulder strength Pencil grasp Interpreting and making sense of images Hand dominanceDrawing gives children the opportunity to experiment with pencil grasp and establish their dominant hand before they start learning to write.